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title: "Timer Field"
slug: "timer-fields"
updated: 2026-09-14T16:42:16Z
published: 2026-09-14T16:42:16Z
canonical: "docs.team-tracks.com/timer-fields"
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# Timer Field

### Introduction

The timer field acts as a fully featured stopwatch that supports pausing and resetting via actions (See [Update Timer State](/v1/docs/update-timer-state)). Timers always start in the **"Not Started"** state. They can be moved into the **"Started"** state, the **“Stopped“** state or the **"Paused"** state. The state of a timer can be seen by looking for the three icons as shown below.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/31abc2bc-21c1-457d-a88c-27afd2eed7d6/Images/Documentation/TimerSample.png)

Timer States

Steps to create a Timer field

Provide a **Name** and **Description** of your formula field. You can also include helpful instructions to guide the user using **Help Text**. Simply enable the check box “**Display Help as HTML**” to display the help text in HTML format.

- Select **Timer** as **Field Type.**
- Set the **display unit** to the desired time unit. By default the unit is set to minutes.
- Set the **number of decimal places** to the desired number of digits. By default this value is set to 2 digits.
- There are two ways to set a **default timer value**. You can either set the **default timer source** to **"Literal"** and type a number or set the **default timer source** to **"Field"** and select a **date**, **dateTime** or **dateDifference** field from the selector.
- Click on **Create** button**.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/31abc2bc-21c1-457d-a88c-27afd2eed7d6/Images/Documentation/image-1781727294786.png)

Admin Portal: Create Field Screen